[Freeciv] Re: obscuring the capital

[Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Mar 10, 2001 at 10:30:22AM -0500, Andrew Pimlott wrote:
> Dumb question from someone who's only played against the AI.  When I
> play against the AI, it's easy to go straight for the enemy's
> capital because it has a well-known name.  Similarly, I can tell
> when I'm near the capital when I see the names of early cities.
> 
> Is it common, in multiplayer games, to change the names of the
> cities to disguise the capital?

Yes; but good players often build a new palace in a safer place anyway.

> Would it not be a good default to
> randomize the names of cities (from among the pool for the nation)?

Yes, for the AI players, who don't seem to defend their capital better
than any other city, it would.

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Reinier